The Franco-Italian Album
Design
1749-1755 (made)
1749-1755 (made)
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Sketch plan of the Bath of Agrippina. Marly and its gardens were designed as a hermitage for Louis XIV by J.H. Mansart. 5712.305, while presumably intended to show the King's pavilion, is so different from what was there that we must assume Chambers has 'improved' it. The sphinx in 5712.103, a much imitated model, is one of a set of 1701-1703 in lead by Jean Hardy and Nicolas Coustu.
Object details
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| Title | The Franco-Italian Album (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil |
| Brief description | Sir William Chambers. One of a large group of drawings, mainly architectural designs, bound in a volume titled "Franco-Italian Album," mid-18th century. |
| Physical description | Sketch plan of the Bath of Agrippina. |
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| Summary | Sketch plan of the Bath of Agrippina. Marly and its gardens were designed as a hermitage for Louis XIV by J.H. Mansart. 5712.305, while presumably intended to show the King's pavilion, is so different from what was there that we must assume Chambers has 'improved' it. The sphinx in 5712.103, a much imitated model, is one of a set of 1701-1703 in lead by Jean Hardy and Nicolas Coustu. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kisluk-Grosheide, Daniëlle and Rondot, Bertrand (Eds.) Visiteurs de Versailles: Voyageurs, princes, ambassadeurs (1682-1789) Paris: Gallimard, 2017 |
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| Accession number | 5712:301 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2008 |
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